The LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga has been receiving a lot of love from fans following its launch on April 5. Although only a few weeks since its release, the game has already broken some impressive records. Now, Warner Brothers Games has announced that LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga is its biggest LEGO game launch to date.When the game was released, it quickly became the most played Star Wars and LEGO title on Steam within a matter of hours. LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga clocked in 82,517 players at its peak during the 24 hours of its release, beating Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order which recorded 46,550 following launch. More recently, LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga moved more physical copies than Elden Ring in the UK. As such, it would come as no surprise that the game has been the biggest LEGO game launch for the company.According to the announcement, LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga has crossed 3.2 million sales within a span of two weeks and has managed to exceed sales records "across every platform, region, and edition" says Warner Brothers Games. The company went on to thank players as the game tops the list of the biggest launches in LEGO games history.
Developed by TT Games in partnership with Lucasfilm Games, the LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga walks players through all nine of the Skywalker-centric films where one gets to travel the galaxy while reenacting the iconic stories. Here, gamers get to play a number of recognizable characters from the movies, including Luke Skywalker, Darth Maul, Poe Dameron, and more. Featuring new combat mechanics and wide exploration options, the game allows one to start at the beginning of any trilogy, be it The Phantom Menace, A New Hope, or The Force Awakens.
News of the game's success comes as a refreshing change of pace for TT Games following multiple delays and having to deal with allegations of extensive crunch on LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga. Now with the current reception for the title, it will be interesting to see what the future will hold for fans of both LEGO and Star Wars franchises. So far, the studio has announced LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga will receive seven DLC packs in total including The Mandalorian Season 2 and Star Wars: The Bad Batch packs which are scheduled to launch on coming May 4.
LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga is available now on PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.